| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 180 |
| Played For: | Detroit Red Wings |
| Ntl Team: | Canada |
| Birth Date: | February 22, 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Port Dalhousie, Ontario, Canada |
| Death Place: | Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Career Start: | 1948 |
| Career End: | 1973 |
William Richard Mitchell (February 22, 1930 – April 1, 2014) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defencemen. He played in one National Hockey League game for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1963–64 NHL season, on February 23, 1964 against the Montreal Canadiens. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1948 to 1973, was spent in various minor leagues. He also played for the Canadian national team, winning a silver medal at the 1962 World Championships.[1] He died at a hospice in Toledo, Ohio in 2014, of kidney failure.[2]
Bill Mitchell started his coaching career with the University of Toledo hockey team in 1966 where they were 1967 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association Champions.[3] [4]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1946–47 | Stratford Kroehlers | OHA | 27 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1947–48 | Stratford Kroehlers | OHA | 34 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1947–48 | Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen | OHA Sr | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Stratford Kroehlers | OHA | 36 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1949–50 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 46 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1950–51 | Halifax St. Mary's | MMHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Moncton Hawks | MMHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen | OHA Sr | 32 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen | OHA Sr | 47 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1952–53 | Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen | OHA Sr | 24 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Toledo Mercurys | IHL | 15 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1953–54 | Toledo Mercurys | IHL | 63 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1954–55 | Toledo Mercurys | IHL | 60 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1955–56 | Toledo Mercurys | IHL | 58 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 63 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | ||
| 1956–57 | Toledo Mercurys | IHL | 60 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 46 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1957–58 | Toledo Mercurys | IHL | 61 | 13 | 39 | 52 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958–59 | Toledo Mercurys | IHL | 60 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958–59 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 1959–60 | Toledo Mercurys | IHL | 55 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1960–61 | Chatham Maroons | OHA Sr | — | 16 | 40 | 56 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Galt Terriers | OHA Sr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Windsor Bulldogs | OHA Sr | 30 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1961–62 | Toledo Mercurys | IHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Windsor Bulldogs | OHA Sr | 43 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1962–63 | Windsor Bulldogs | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1963–64 | Windsor Bulldogs | IHL | 67 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1963–64 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Cincinnati Wings | CHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Toledo Blades | IHL | 48 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1965–66 | Fox Valley Astros | USHL | 30 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Toledo Blades | IHL | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Toledo Blades | IHL | 39 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Toledo Blades | IHL | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1970–71 | Toledo Hornets | IHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Clinton Comets | EHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| IHL totals | 597 | 119 | 282 | 401 | 442 | 55 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 68 | ||||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Team | Year | League | Regular Season | Post Season | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | OTL | SOL | Pts | Finish | Result | ||||
| University of Toledo | 1966–67 | MCHA | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | MCHA Champions | MCHA Tournament Champions | |
| Toledo Blades | 1969–70 | IHL | 72 | 32 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71 | NA | Lost in 1st round | |
| Toledo Hornets | 1970–71 | IHL | 72 | 17 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45 | NA | Did not qualify | |
| 8.5 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 1966-71 | 167 | 71 | 78 | 18 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | ||